Posted: 9/8/2006 2:49:41 PM EDT
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Below are 3 set ups for bow hunting my son has just finished putting stands on. The Clover Patch  In the Woods  In the Open 
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Sure I do, I am hoping for a nice wall hanger this year. No offense, but I would prefer to hunt one down myself. 
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I'm going to take 1shott into the CRP grass/wheat field this year and let him take a big buck if he gets the chance. Of course, it may be too far for him to shoot, but I'll be glad to anchor one for him with a long distance shot. Then he can come up close and kill it.  Just kidding!  Hopefully, he will get a chance at one of the bucks in the wheat. That is if I can keep the rubber neckers from taking pot shots at them from the road. That seems to keep the bucks in the tall grass until dark every year!
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muddydog, the seed is Whitetail Institute my son got at Bass Pro - he works there. We didn't fertilize the ground but only about half of what we planted came up this thick. The thick patch is more in the shade (under a high line) than the thin areas. We used chemicals to kill out all broadleafs other than clover and grass. I spent over $90 for just 8 oz of chemicals to spray a half acre, $60 to kill broad leaf plants, and $30 to kill the grass coming up. As luck would have it, my son had the ladder stand within 20 yds of where it came up this thick. It just took off in the last month - it was planted in April. I kept it brush hogged at 6" so it would root in well. I've had a hard time finding 0-20-20 fertilizer to use on the clover - you do not want to use any nitrogen. I don't think the clover will do well in real sandy soil or red clay. I'm looking at trying to plant an acre patch next year out in the open as well as down the high line. But it will be a fall planting. This year has been too hot and dry for planting any perennials in the spring. |
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I planted a acre of Biologics clover last week. It is starting to come up. We use 10-20-10 at 400lbs per acre along with $600 worth of lime on the soil as per OSU's soil test data. I have used a little nitrogen on clover for years. Last year I put 34-0-0 on when it was 3" and it greened up overnight. I will post pics of the different mixes we planted next week. We planted last week 1 acre Biologic clover 2 acres Biologic Full Draw Mix 1/2 acre Whietail Institute Extreme 3 acre Buck Forage Oats 2 acres Texas Draw from Biologic The Texas Draw seems to be the best from what I've read. It can take dry conditions. We will see which one draws em in this year. We had a tractor and disk/drill this year. It sure does make it easier. We did it by hand on the river bottom and it is up and thick. www.mossyoakbiologic.com/products/default.asp?id=15§ion=deer_specialty |
J, you planted a lot! We've gone the route of planting 3 acres of hay grazer and fenced it to keep the cattle out. The deer came to it like gang busters - but only at dark!Matt has seen over 8 deer in the clover (in open daylight) down the high line already. We have one doe and a fawn that are almost tame enough to just ignore us. If we stop to watch, they haul. If we go on, they keep on feeding. The preacher south of me puts in 5 or more acres of cow peas. His grandson is really bad about hitting them and then losing them.  He's done it at least 3 times that I know of. Next year I intend to plant more clover close to the woods on the east of my property. I'm going to run a 400 ft by 50 ft stretch. I've planted two acres in rape and turnips and the damn grass hoppers ate it up. Always go with fall plantings in Logan County! |
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It's been a long while since I've been on H......n's place. Those gullies running toward the river, below the ponds, were always good for deer. One of the biggest bucks I ever saw - briefly - was just north on T-nt's place. Old gray big antlered bucks are definitely in that area. Get one! 
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